IBM ServeRAID M5014 8-port 6Gb/s SAS 2.0 SAS+SATA RAID Controller (OEM LSI 9260-8i with 256MB Cache)
[IBM M5014 / 46M0916]

IBM ServeRAID M5014 8-port 6 Gbps SAS 2.0 SAS/SATA RAID Controller 

The ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x is a 6 Gbps SAS 2.0 RAID controller. The adapter has two internal mini-SAS connectors to control up to 32 devices and support global and dedicated hot-spare drives.

The ServeRAID M5014 controller delivers a full RAID 6 Gbps SAS 2.0 solution with 256 MB of cache and an optional battery. With the attachment of the ServeRAID M5000 Advanced Feature Key, the ServeRAID M5014 offers the option of RAID 6, RAID 60, and SED Encryption Key management.

p/n: 46M0916
 

ServeRAID M5014 specifications

The ServeRAID M5014 adapter card has the following specifications:

• Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
• Two Mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087)
• 6 Gbps throughput per port
• 800 MHz PowerPC processor with LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
• x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface
• 256 MB onboard data cache (DDR2 running at 800 MHz)
• Optional intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with up to 48 hours of data retention
• Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 (RAID 6 and 60 support with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key)
• Connects to up to 32 SAS or SATA drives
• SAS and SATA drives are supported, but the mixing of SAS and SATA in the same RAID array is not supported
• Supports up to 64 logical volumes
• Supports LUN sizes up to 64 TB
• Configurable stripe size up to 1024 KB
• Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (COD)
• S.M.A.R.T. support
• Supports the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key which enables the following features:
  • RAID levels 6 and 60
  • LSI SafeStore: Support for self-encrypting drive (SED) services, such as instant secure erase and local key management (which requires the use of self-encrypting drives)

Resources:

• ServeRAID M5015 and M5014 SAS/SATA Controllers for IBM System x at-a-glance guide
  http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0738.html
• ServeRAID M5015 and M5014 User's Guide
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5083652
• ServeRAID software and drivers
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1SERV-RAID
• IBM Announcement Letter for the M5015 and M5014 Controllers
  US: http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS109-416
  EMEA: http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=877/ENUSZG09-0479
• IBM Announcement Letter for the M5000 Series Advanced Feature Key
  US: http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS109-739
  EMEA: http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=877/ENUSZG09-0870
• IBM Announcement Letter for the M5000 Series Battery Remote Mount Cable
  US: http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS110-013
  EMEA: http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=877/ENUSZG10-0011
• IBM System x RAID products home page
  http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/product/systemx/scsi_raid.html